The Wrong Mother - Sophie Hannah

As expected I LOVED this book! All of a mother's worst thoughts about childrearing come to life as diary entries. It turns out, though, that the diary isn't the main character Sally's but belongs to the wife of the man she had an affair with.

Sally was drowning in car pools, snack times and play dough when her boss scheduled her for a business trip. At first she assumed she couldn't do it but after her laid back husband suggests she "could" do it she starts to embrace the trip. So much that when it's canceled she decides to go and not tell anyone. She gets caught up in her naughty behavior and has an affair with a man staying at the hotel.  When she returns home she is rested and relaxed until a month later when she hears her lover's name on the television. She turns around to see what's happened only to realize the man on the tv isn't the man she met. Then the fun begins. A wife is dead, a detective is puzzled and various characters lead us through the winding story which ends in a complex twist. Throughout the book the diary entries drop clues about the psychosis of one mother as she sinks deeper and deeper into a childrearing depression.

This book has it all, drama, great characters, humor and suspense. Really a good, quick read. I'd recommend it and will be reading more of her books.

See an interview with the author here: Sophie Hannah video interview